BOWIEVIRUS: David Sims
BOWIEVIRUS: David Sims On until 12 May at the ICA ica.org.uk
TWIST ‘EM OUT-LONDON MENSWEAR
PHOTOGRAPHY DEVIN BLAIR. MARTINE ROSE CHRISTOPHER SHANNON JAMES LONG LOU DALTON MAN TOPMAN DESIGN
theHOMME+ theMAN+. MAN PART 3: AGI & SAM
In our final installment of MAN, HOMME+ sat down with Agi & Sam, a duet which needs no introduction. Their bespoke prints and comedic lookbooks are a refreshing product of an often bleak London. Yet while their playful collections may seem anything but serious, both Agi and Sam have an immense repertoire of practice behind...
theHOMME+ theMAN+. MAN PART 2: SHAUN SAMSON
To continue our celebration of MAN, we met California native Shaun Samson. Born in San Diego, it was not long before Samson moved to LA where he trained in Fashion Design and Product Development at FIDM. Soon after which he crossed the pond to London where he earned a BA and MA in Fashion Menswear...
theHOMME+ theMAN+. MAN PART 1: ASTRID ANDERSON
In our lead up to menswear day at London Fashion Week, we're looking at MAN: the Topman supported Fashion East show that lends its platform to the freshest design talent around. This season theHOMME+ caught up with MAN designers Astrid Andersen, Shaun Samson and Agi & Sam while they've been getting ready for Wednesday's show....
AH+ BOY RACER SPIRIT CONT. PART 1.5 ESSAY
WORDS PATRICK LANGLEY HEADER PHOTOGRAPHY ED AVES Boy Racers 1. The term ‘boy racer’ has become synonymous with ‘idiot’. At its heart, this subculture is built around a premise so crude and obvious it hardly needs to be emphasised: the car is an extension of its owner’s masculinity, a surrogate phallus. Boy racers...
AH+ BMW SPIRIT (DUB)
Travis Nash has been working with the BMW s1000rr star of the latest Arena HOMME+ Travis's interpretations now grace the office walls. Not long before they grace many more. (note. the boy racer mood still strong on the catwalks of Milan + Paris).
CLOSED. RECUPERATE. THE JOSHUA TREE.
Drawn by the Pioneering spirit of the Southern Californian mountain area. The Joshua Tree national park provides the backdrop for german brand CLOSED spring/summer 2012 campaign. www.closed.com
Y-3 + YOHJI + SCHORR + BRASILIA = A+++
The new Y-3 Spring/Summer 2012 campaign by Arena HOMME+ contributor Collier Schorr takes its cue from the experimental city of Brasilia. Portraits are collaged with xeroxes of archival Brasilia, to suggest a delicate balance between the body and the many ways it is contained. “I was inspired by the androgyny of Yohji Yamanoto’s designs to...
WE’VE SEEN HIM IN HIS UNDERWEAR: BECKHAM DOES BODYWEAR FOR H&M
Yesterday evening marked the launch of David Beckham's new line of underwear for H&M, at the Regent Street Flagship store. The collection, which will be sold across H&Ms worldwide starting today, consists of a very classic, and simply designed selection of underwear and bodywear for men. The pieces reflect David Beckham's desire to introduce underwear...
LV & MJ SITTING IN A TREE.
LV & MJ: Easily Fashion’s two most recognizable initials. Paris’ Musée des Arts Decoratifs will soon be hosting a retrospective of the heritage brand and their nearly 14-year partnership with Marc Jacobs. The dichotomous exhibition will detail two distinct periods of Vuitton: Post & Pre-Jacobs. Very much the epitome of a 21st century designer, Jacobs was like bringing...